申请人:Griffin Martin
公开号:US20080200511A1
公开(公告)日:2008-08-21
The present invention relates to novel compounds of Formula (I) wherein ‘X’ represents an amino acid group, ‘n’ is an integer between 1 and 4, ‘R
1
’ represents benzyl, t-butyl or 9-fluorenylmethyl and ‘R
2
’ represents a tetramethylmercaptoimidazole derivative or —S
+
R
3
R
4
, wherein R
3
and R
4
each independently represent lower alkyl, or a pharmaceutically and/or veterinarily acceptable derivative thereof. The present invention further relates to pharmaceutical formulations of said compound and the use thereof in the preparation of a medicament for inhibiting diseases in which transglutaminase has been implicated. Advantageously, the medicament is for treating fibrosis, scarring and/or cancer. Additionally, the invention relates to a method of inhibiting autoimmune diseases such as coeliac disease, neurodegeneration and chronic inflammatory diseases (e.g. of the joints including rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis in a subject). The invention further relates to a method for preventing or treating rejection of a transplanted organ.